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Surabaya Street

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If you are looking for Indonesian antiques, then Jalan Surabaya in the Menteng area is your answer. Just be aware that there are authentic and “new” antiques so you must search with professional eyes. But its is fun to just walk along the street and see the many knick knacks and strange objects sold in the roadside kiosks.

They have anything from Dutch porcelain, old watches, old kerosene lamps, Balinese statues to Kalimantan machetes and blowpipes, the list is endless.

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